February, 2014
Over a 3-year period, 125,913 trips were scheduled by 2,913 older adult clients in Delaware receiving Medicaid. Approximately two thirds of these trips were scheduled by females (66%), half were scheduled by persons younger than 75 (51%), and 10% were scheduled by persons aged 85 or older. Many of the older adults (42%) who intended […]
January, 2014
However, the least-used NEMT services by Hispanics and Asians are noteworthy. A possible explanation is language barrier, as suggested by Hispanic residents of Detroit in focus group interviews.
February, 2009
Using a difference-in-differences model to assess the effects of transportation brokerage services on access to care in KY and GA, researchers found that for both study populations, the increased use of any health care services accompanied with decreased expenditures conditional on any use led to a decrease in total expenditures by $18 per person per […]
February, 2009
Using a difference-in-differences model to assess the effects of transportation brokerage services on access to care in KY and GA, researchers found for asthmatic children, brokerage services increased nonemergency transportation expenditures and the likelihood of using any services (perhaps because before transportation brokerage services, children might have underused the transportation services); reductions in monthly expenditures […]
March, 2008
A Florida State Unviersity study showed a rate of return on investment factor of 11:1 for eligible populations in the state program–low-income, elderly and disabled. This calculation was based on a “conservative estimate” that one out of every 100 trips (1%) prevents a one-day stay in a hospital, which results in a total benefit of […]